Florin Zalomir

Florin Zalomir
Full nameFlorin Gelu Zalomir
Born(1981-04-21)21 April 1981
Iaşi, Romania
Died3 October 2022(2022-10-03) (aged 41)
Otopeni, Romania
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sport
WeaponSabre
HandRight-handed
National coachMihai Covaliu
ClubCS Dinamo București
Retired2012
FIE rankingRanking (archive)
Medal record
Men's sabre
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
2012 London Team sabre
World Championships
2009 Antalya Team sabre
2001 Nîmes Team sabre
2010 Paris Team sabre
European Championships
2006 Izmir Team sabre
2009 Plovdiv Team sabre
2012 Legnano Team sabre
2006 Izmir Individual sabre

Florin Zalomir (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin zaloˈmir]; 21 April 1981 – 3 October 2022) was a Romanian sabre fencer who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the sabre team event.[1]

Personal life

After the 2003 European Fencing Championships from Bourges, France, Zalomir joined the Foreign Legion. He returned to sport after two and a half years of engagement in France and Afghanistan.[2]

Zalomir committed suicide on 3 October 2022.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Florin Zalomir Olympic Results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Sabrerul Florin Zalomir a fost în Legiunea Străină" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ Kiarash, Amir (4 September 2024). "Florin Zalomir s-a sinucis: Motivul, dezvăluit de fostul său coleg de echipă" [Florin Zalomir committed suicide: his former teammate reveals why]. Adevarul (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.